Swimming: Cardinal Newman’s McDonell leads native contingent with pair of 2nd-place finishes at state meet – The Press Democrat

California’s highschool swimming and diving championships over the weekend included robust showings from native opponents.

Cardinal Newman senior Eric McDonell led the way in which with two second-place finishes in Saturday’s finals at Clovis. Competing in paralympic class III swimming occasions, McDonell took second in each the boys’ 50- and 100-yard freestyle races.

In doing so, McDonell set private data in each. His time of 25.78 within the 50 free broke his outdated file of 26.20, whereas his 100 time of 55.60 broke his outdated mark of 56.20.

McDonell, who misplaced most of his left leg in 2021 when he was struck in a horrific crash whereas driving his bike, has additionally performed soccer and competed in wrestling for Cardinal Newman.

“I feel really accomplished,” McDonell stated afterward. “All of the work I’ve put in, especially this year, and being able to get my best times ever, I feel amazing. I gave it my best and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Technology High School freshman Lucas Young was the opposite Sonoma County swimmer who made it to the ultimate day, competing within the 100-yard breaststroke race. Young delivered a time of 55.82 within the preliminary spherical because the No. 17 seed.

He then blazed to a time of 55.40 within the remaining, incomes him eleventh place.

Newman junior Sienna Menconi, a UC Santa Barbara commit, certified as the primary alternate for the ladies’ 100-yard freestyle finals with a mark of 51.31, however nobody dropped out from the ultimate heats.

Petaluma’s Lucy Howell, who had certified within the ladies’ 100-yard backstroke, swam a 56.76 within the preliminary heats, lacking out on the finals however inserting twenty fourth total.

Analy’s Travis Black had certified for 2 occasions at state, the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. He was the twenty seventh seed within the 100 again and posted a time of 51.02 within the prelims, lacking out on the finals.

In the 200 free prelims, his time of 1:41.30 trailed his qualifying time of 1:39.74 and he completed thirtieth.

American Canyon’s Juliana Bondoc positioned thirty fourth within the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.75 within the preliminary spherical.